Funding
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has learned that the United States Government will deny future funding to the organization, cutting essential support for millions of people living in humanitarian crises and for midwives preventing mothers from dying in childbirth. The US is using the Kemp-Kasten Amendment to justify the funding cuts […]
The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands. According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal […]
The Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funds from Chicago’s publicschools over a program designed to help Black students do better academically, furthering the White House’s assault on liberal policies in education. The investigation, overseen by the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights, is based on a complaint from Parents Defending Education, a […]
After an outcry from scientists and health experts, federal health officials on Thursday said they would restore funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out. The findings of the W.H.I. and its randomized controlled trials have changed medical practices and helped shape clinical guidelines, […]
The new US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, placed a note from President Donald Trump in the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday morning in what he called his “first act” in his new role. The former governor of . . .
Apr 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability Management / Incident Response The U.S. government funding for non-profit research giant MITRE to operate and maintain its Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program will expire Wednesday, an unprecedented development that could shake up one of the foundational pillars of the global cybersecurity ecosystem.
Exiled Russian journalists are being left “high and dry” and at risk of being stranded overseas without any legal status after the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The Guardian understands that some Russian journalists working for RFE/RL, which was founded during the cold war and broadcasts to countries […]
new video loaded: D.C. Mayor Removes Black Lives Matter Mural to Save City Funding transcript Back transcript D.C. Mayor Removes Black Lives Matter Mural to Save City FundingCrews began removing the Black Lives Matter mural in Washington on Monday after a Republican lawmaker threatened to withhold millions in federal funds from the city unless the […]
Pelosi on government funding bill: ‘A devastating assault on the wellbeing of working families’ California Democratic representative and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi has released a statement in response to the government funding bill that is now in the Senate. Calling it a “devastating assault on the wellbeing of working-class families,” Pelosi said: Donald Trump […]
A coalition that represents the interests of African Nova Scotians is calling on the Houston government to reaffirm its commitment to a United Nations initiative through money — not just words. On Wednesday, Premier Tim Houston used the launch of African Heritage Month to proclaim his government’s continued support for the International Decade for People of African Descent, which has […]